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What’s Missing from the TikTok Ban Circus

Michael Kwet / Truthdig Jan 23, 2025 Both sides of the debates over national security and free speech share the same stunted vision of what social media can be. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Here’s to the Changemakers and Culture Shapers of 2024

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 27, 2024 Selections from Truthdig's year in films, books and interviews with artists who are shaping our world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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We Don’t Do It for the Awards, But We Did Win 23 This Year

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 26, 2024 From long-form investigations to arts criticism, more than a dozen Truthdig contributors received honors and notices in 2024. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Christmas, Incarcerated

Tana Ganeva / Truthdig Dec 23, 2024 A card-writing program brings light to what can be a dark time of the year for prisoners. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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Beyond the Button

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Dec 20, 2024 If Donald Trump is going to leave a Nixon-Goes-to-China legacy for the world, let it be in the realm of nuclear sanity. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Does the United Healthcare Assassination Augur a New Age of Political Violence?

Christopher Ketcham / Truthdig Dec 10, 2024 The delighted reaction to the murder of a CEO points to a rise in radicalization. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Will Trump Gut the Inflation Reduction Act to Pay for Tax Cuts?

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Nov 25, 2024 Despite pushback from House Republicans, he’s certainly going to try. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Wins 5 EPPYs

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2024 First place wins include investigative work, photojournalism and design. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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2016 Redux — Now What?

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2024 The left after realignment. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

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Truthdig Nominated for 13 National Arts and Entertainment Journalism Awards

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Oct 30, 2024 Truthdig has been recognized with 13 nominations, including Online Journalist of the Year and Film Columnist. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

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Reviving a Lone Star Left

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2024 Populism began in Texas. Can the living remnants of its legacy be harnessed in the 21st century? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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Study: Roundup Has Ramped Up the Danger

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2024 After promising to remove glyphosate from its popular herbicide, Bayer has instead made its lawn products vastly more toxic. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )